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fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

France's justice minister to present criminal justice bill to Cabinet

France introduces a plea bargain procedure for crimes that reduces sentences by one-third, aiming to expedite trial processing for the 6,000 pending criminal cases.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French court rejects Sarkozy's bid to merge jail terms

A French court ruled that former president Nicolas Sarkozy must serve jail time for an illegal funding conviction, potentially requiring him to wear an electronic ankle tag again.
World politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

French: War and peace cannot be left to one man especially not this man

President Trump's unilateral military strike on Iran without congressional approval violates constitutional war powers and undermines America's long-term strategic success.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French court slashes jails term for trio over 2020 teacher beheading

A French court reduced prison sentences for three men convicted of involvement in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed for showing Prophet Mohammed cartoons in class.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French minister backs reform after court ruling on 'cold case' murder

France's justice minister supports removing the statute of limitations for murder after the Court of Cassation blocked prosecution in a decades-old confessed homicide.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker

Former senator Joel Guerriau was convicted of drugging MP Sandrine Josso with ecstasy and sentenced to four years, with 18 months to be served in prison.
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French justice authority finds failings in rapist Dominique Pelicot case

France's General Inspectorate of Justice (IGJ) has exposed failings in an investigation into Dominique Pelicot, convicted in a high-profile rape case, for not acting on DNA evidence against him for a dozen years, in a report seen by AFP. Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2024 in a case that shocked the country, after admitting to repeatedly drugging his then-wife Gisele Pelicot and inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious between 2011 and 2020.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

'It must be humane and individual' - Meet the Senator challenging France's strict new citizenship rules

French senator Nicole Bonnefoy - who has recently raised a series of question in the Senate on this issue - told The Local that new guidance on income requirements for French citizenship must not unfairly penalise retirees or children who grew up here, and says decisions should be based on "the whole life story".
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French court sentences man for upskirting in Senate

Former Senate adviser given one-year suspended sentence for up-skirt photographs, fired and banned from the Senate, and ordered to undergo psychological treatment.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

French prosecutor seeks murder charges over killing of far-right activist

A French prosecutor is seeking murder charges against seven suspects in the fatal beating of a far-right activist that has fuelled political anger beyond France's borders, prompting Emmanuel Macron to tell Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, to keep out of French affairs. Quentin Deranque, 23, died from head injuries after being attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a far-right protest in Lyon on 12 February.
France news
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France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over complicity in genocide'

A French magistrate summoned two French-Israeli nationals for alleged complicity in genocide over attempts to block humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French lawmakers back bill to end 'marital duty'

French lawmakers unanimously approved a bill clarifying that spousal cohabitation creates no obligation to have sexual relations, aiming to end the concept of 'marital duty'.
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